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    Saudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza

    Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant

    Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    In July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…

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    Maghreb-Sahel Nexus: Rapprochement, Rivalries and Realignments

    Aug 14, 2025Aicha Elbasri

    Over three decades since the launch of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), the Maghreb region today finds itself deeply divided. A succession of diplomatic and secur…

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    LevantInternational Law

    Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are

    Aug 13, 2025Sarah Leah Whitson

    The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcemen…

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    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Lebanon Seeks a State Monopoly on Arms: Political and Security Implications

    Aug 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The recent Israeli war on Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage to Hezbollah’s capabilities and decimated its leadership, gave the United States and Israel an…

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    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Rumors and Risks: Lebanon’s Political Anxieties and Relations with the New Syria

    Aug 12, 2025Patricia Karam

    In May 2025, Syria’s transitional President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, confirmed that his government was in indirect communication with Israel, the first time the two s…

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    Washington Policy Weekly: Speaker Johnson Recognizes Israel’s Illegal Control of the Occupied West Bank

    Aug 11, 2025Ingie Gohar

    During a visit to an Israeli settlement, Speaker Johnson said, “The mountains of Judea and Samaria are the rightful property of the Jewish people.”

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    Moderation Without Transformation: Why Turkey Is Failing Syria’s Postwar Transition

    Aug 8, 2025Salim Çevik

    After years of investing in Syria’s opposition, Ankara is committed to see the emerging government in Damascus establish a functioning state that can restore b…

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    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Deadly “Humanitarianism” in Gaza

    Aug 8, 2025

    About the PodcastExperts discuss Israel's use of starvation as a weapon and the role of the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" in exacerbating the suffering in the…

  • Yousef Munayyer interviewed by PBS on Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza

    Aug 7, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer was interviewed by PBS NewsHour regarding Israel's plan to expand the war, occupy Gaza City, and displace over a million civilians.

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    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia and the New Syria: Constructive Pragmatism?

    A large Saudi business delegation traveled to Syria on July 23-25, 2025, and participated in an inaugural Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at the presidential pal…

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    LevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    From Sectarianism to Tribalism: Rebuilding Syria’s Power Structures

    Aug 6, 2025Haian Dukhan

    The July 13–18, 2025 violence between Druze and Bedouin in Syria’s southern al-Suwayda governorate was followed by a massive wave of tribal mobilization across…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Aug 4, 2025Ingie Gohar

    Despite the unprecedented Democratic backing, the Senate failed to pass resolutions to block arms sales to Israel proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders.

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